Mastigamoeba

Mastigamoeba
Mastigamoeba
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Amoebozoa
Phylum: Archamoebae
Family: Mastigamoebidae
Genus: Mastigamoeba
Species

M. aspera
M. balamuthi
M. hylae
M. invertens
M. longfilum
M. punctachora
M. schizophrenia
M. setosa
M. simplex
Synonyms

Phreatamoeba

Mastigamoeba is an amoeboid genus.[1][2] The exact classification is subject to debate, including the assumption that it is synonymous with Phreatamoeba.

It includes Mastigamoeba balamuthi.[3]

Mastigamoeba invertens is now classified as Breviata anathema.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Mastigamoeba". http://www.bms.ed.ac.uk/research/others/smaciver/mastigamoeba.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
  2. ^ Ruiz-Trillo, I.; Roger, A.; Burger, G.; Gray, M.; Lang, B. (2008). "A phylogenomic investigation into the origin of metazoa". Molecular biology and evolution 25 (4): 664–672. doi:10.1093/molbev/msn006. PMID 18184723.  edit
  3. ^ Gill, E.; Diaz-Triviño, S.; Barberà, M.; Silberman, J.; Stechmann, A.; Gaston, D.; Tamas, I.; Roger, A. (2007). "Novel mitochondrion-related organelles in the anaerobic amoeba Mastigamoeba balamuthi". Molecular microbiology 66 (6): 1306–1320. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05979.x. PMID 18045382.  edit
  4. ^ Walker, G.; Dacks, J.; Martin Embley, T. (2006). "Ultrastructural description of Breviata anathema, n. Gen., n. Sp., the organism previously studied as "Mastigamoeba invertens"". The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology 53 (2): 65–78. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2005.00087.x. PMID 16579808.  edit
v · Amoebozoa
Lobosea
Paramoebidae (Paramoeba, Korotnevella, Mayorella) · Vexilliferidae (Neoparamoeba, Vexillifera)
Vannellida
Vannellidae (Clydonella, Discamoeba, Lingulamoeba, Platyamoeba, Unda, Vannella)
Cochliopodiidae (Cochliopodium)

discosean: Dermamoeba

other: Sappinia, Thecamoeba
Arcellinida
Arcellina (Arcella) · Difflugina (Centropyxis, Heleopera, Apodera, Difflugia)
Euamoebida

Echinamoebidae (Echinamoeba, Filamoeba, Gephyramoeba, Hartmannella vermiformis)

Leptomyxida (Leptomyxa, Rhizamoeba, Flabellula, Paraflabellula)

Copromyxidae (Copromyxa, Copromyxella)

Tubulinida: Amoebidae (Amoeba, Chaos, Hydramoeba, Metachaos, Polychaos, Trichamoeba) · Hartmannellidae (Glaeseria, true Hartmannella, Nolandella, Saccamoeba)
Centramoebida
Acanthamoebidae (Acanthamoeba, Comandonia, Protacanthamoeba) · Balamuthiidae (Balamuthia)
Conosa

Mastigamoebida: Mastigamoeba · Mastigella · Phreatamoeba · non-ciliate (Endolimax, Endamoeba)

Pelobiontida: Pelomyxidae (Pelomyxa) · Entamoebidae/non-cilitate (Entamoeba) · Mastigina
Macromycetozoa

Dictyostelid: Dictyostelium · Polysphondylium · Acytostelium

Myxogastria: Liceida (Cribraria, Lycogala, Tubifera) · Myxogastromycetidae (Echinostelium, Fuligo, Lepidoderma, Physarum) · Stemonitida (Comatricha, Stemonitis) · Trichiida (Arcyria, Trichia)

other: Ceratiomyxa
Protosteliales
Planoprotostelium · Protostelium
Other
Phalansterium · Multicilia
Breviatea
Breviata
Other/ungrouped
Stereomyxa · Trichosphaerium

M: PRO

ambz, excv, chrm (strc)

ambz, excv, chrm

ambz, excv, chrm


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